Nocturnal ranging by a diurnal primate: Are ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) cathemeral?

Primates

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Parga, Joyce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Cathemerality; GPS collars; Lemur catta; Ranging behavior; Ring tailed lemur; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOTELEMETRY; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GPS; MATING BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEMURIDAE; MALE; MOON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEORGIA; LEMUR; MALE; MOON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

AOTUS (PRIMATE); LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 80051782941     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-011-0257-3     Document Type: Article

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